ulikay
verb
English. Does s.t. intrinsically ill-advised or bad, merely for s.o. else's benefit or to impress s.o. else.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki getaw mengulikay, melaaten, pu' mbaluy meksual su nga mekegulang.
English. It is bad for a person just to punish his own child only, because it will cause a quarrel between the parents (Because the
parents of the unpunished will be ashamed?)
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki mengulikay, sa' pemaagen mu ig bata'en, paita'en dayun dini'a pemesaitanen gupia sug bata'en.
English. If you scold the child of one who seeks to impress, that parent will immediately punish his child severely, for your benefit.
or, otherwise he wouldn"t?